Nadav is a pianist and composer who is based in Jerusalem, Israel. Born to a musical family, Nadav was exposed from a young age to jazz, classical, and Afro-Cuban music, as well as Israeli and Middle Eastern music. Nadav is exploring the combination of all these traditions in his upcoming debut album, creating a fresh, colorful fusion of cultures and sounds within in his compositions. With Waking the Heart, Nadav exposes a variety of musical influences--from straight-ahead jazz to North African rhythms and Afro-Cuban music--which were influenced by his musical journey to Cuba. The album features some of the best Israeli jazz musicians on the scene, including Itamar Borochov on trumpet, Yuval Drabkin on tenor sax, Omri Bar Giora on guitar, Oz Yehiely on bass, and Shai Yuval on drums, while Nadav sets the direction on piano.